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The number of deaths recorded last winter in Scotland dropped, despite bitterly cold weather.
There were 19,688 deaths between December and March, compared with 20,532 the previous year, according to the General Registers of Scotland.
Excess winter deaths - the increased number compared with the rest of the year - fell from 3,510 to 2,760.
Register General for Scotland Duncan Macniven said the figures suggested a long-term downward trend.
He said: "Last winter, the seasonal increase in the number of deaths was less than in the previous winter, despite the unusually cold weather.
"We have calculated these figures for the last 59 winters and the most recent 10 winters have had four of the six lowest numbers of additional deaths."
Bitterly cold temperatures at the start of the year led to widespread disruption and warnings that vulnerable people might suffer.
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There were 19,688 deaths between December and March, compared with 20,532 the previous year, according to the General Registers of Scotland.
Excess winter deaths - the increased number compared with the rest of the year - fell from 3,510 to 2,760.
Register General for Scotland Duncan Macniven said the figures suggested a long-term downward trend.
He said: "Last winter, the seasonal increase in the number of deaths was less than in the previous winter, despite the unusually cold weather.
"We have calculated these figures for the last 59 winters and the most recent 10 winters have had four of the six lowest numbers of additional deaths."
Bitterly cold temperatures at the start of the year led to widespread disruption and warnings that vulnerable people might suffer.
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